Posted in Maryland May 17, 2016 by

This Is What Maryland Looked Like 100 Years Ago… It May Surprise You

Maryland wouldn’t be what it is today without the vast history of the state. If you’re someone who finds appreciation in old vintage photos, this post is for you. These photos date back a little over 100 years, and make us truly appreciate what we have today. Take a look.

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1. Pictured here is a Washington County Mobile Library circa 1905.
Wikimedia Commons / Author Unknown
2. This was later upgraded to a library truck in 1916.
Wikimedia Commons / Authorn Unknown
3. The C & O Canal and Potomac River in Williamsport. This photo was taken between 1900 and 1906.
Wikimedia Commons / Detroit Publishing Co.
4. Baltimore's Lexington Market in 1903.
Wikimedia Commons / Library of Congress
5. A girl working in the fields near Baltimore in 1909.
Wikimedia Commons / Lewis Hine, 1874-1940, photographer
6. The May Day Festival at the National Park Seminary in Forest Glen. Photo taken in 1907.
Wikimedia Commons / Leet Brothers (Washington, D.C.)
7. Children on a boat at the C & O Canal, in one of the Cumberland basins. Photo circa 1910.
Wikimedia Commons / E B Thomson
8. Taken at College Park, this photo shows a military airplane being tested for the U.S. Army in the year 1912.
Wikimedia Commons / Harris & Ewing
9. A reception to Senate petitioners in Hyattsville, in 1913.
Wikimedia Commons / W.R. Ross, Washington, D.C. (Photographer)
10. Bancroft Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Photo taken in 1913.
Wikimedia Commons / Library of Congress
11. This Cumberland Dam at the C & O Canal was photographed in 1900.
Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive Book Images
12. A class at the Maryland Agricultural College. Photo taken in 1907.
Wikimedia Commons / Maryland Agricultural College
13. This train chugging along through Western Maryland was photographed in 1901.
Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive Book Images
14. This image photographed in 1905 shows workers unloading bananas from a steamship in Baltimore.
Wikimedia Commons / Detroit Publishing Co.
15. A Public School in 1909, in Baltimore County.
Wikimedia Commons / Maryland. State Board of Education; Maryland. State Board of Education

Which photo did you find the most interesting? Do you have any family members that told you stories from this time? Please share in the comments.